RV7Guy said:I think it was at OSH last year that Van said that over 14,000 tail kits of all flavors had been sold. Probably lots more now. With that thought in mind, the completion rate is probably less than 33%. I think that number will rise in the next couple of years because the newer stuff being match drilled and the 10.
ROFLbriand said:Thats like 20 MILLION dollars worth of tail!![]()
The completion rate will be much higher than 33% because of the lag between tail kits sold and completed airplanes. Some take 10-15 years to complete the airplane.RV7Guy said:I think it was at OSH last year that Van said that over 14,000 tail kits of all flavors had been sold. Probably lots more now. With that thought in mind, the completion rate is probably less than 33%. I think that number will rise in the next couple of years because the newer stuff being match drilled and the 10.
ericwolf said:The completion rate will be much higher than 33% because of the lag between tail kits sold and completed airplanes. Some take 10-15 years to complete the airplane.
godspeed said:Its called marriedthen divorced!, that tail cost an arm and a leg..
Oh you pay allright-boy howdy do you pay! It's just spread over a loooong time.Deuskid said:and I'd suspect that many tails are sold from the original builder to a second or third.. having said that... I've not yet begun.. but [or would that be butt...] can empatically state..
that.. so far in my 52 years of life.. have never paid a single dollar for.. any tail... :$
[hoping this isn't too racy for the forum]....
John